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Lessons 19 & 20
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English
12th Grade
05/11/2009

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stentorian
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extremely loud
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propitious
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promising, auspicious
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transient
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remaining only a short time
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tremulous
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timid, fearful
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fulsome
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offensively flattering, insincere
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utilitarian
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useful, practical
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schism
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a separation or division
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rescind
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to repeal, make void
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extant
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still in existence
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inchoate
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not yet complete, undeveloped
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unwieldy
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not easily carried because of size, shape, or complexity
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spurious
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possible but ultimately false, not genuine
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abjure
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to renounce or recant
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inveterate
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habitual, continuing
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dissipate
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to waste recklessly, to exhaust
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echelon
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a level of authority or responsibility, rank
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waive
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to relinquish something voluntarily, to refrain from enforcing
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serendipity
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a knack or faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
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nondescript
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lacking individual or distinct characteristics
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punitive
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punishing, pertaining to punishment
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discerning
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having keen perception
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idyllic
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simple and carefree, delightfully serene
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acme
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the highest point
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soluble
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easily dissolved
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malinger
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to feign illness to avoid work
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cerebral
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favoring intelligence over emotions or instinct
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hypocrisy
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professing beliefs, feelings, or values that one does not have or practice
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conundrum
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a difficult problem
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect, injurious
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relegate
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to place in an unfavorable position
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